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Seated Amitabha
1300s
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States
In Buddhist art, buddhas (supreme beings who entered the world of nirvana) and bodhisattvas (compassionate beings committed to the attainment of enlightenment for others) are two main subjects. The religious role of buddhas and bodhisattvas—to lead all sentient beings to the realm of Buddhahood—is the same, yet visual languages to represent them is different. As shown in this statue, the Buddha is represented as a monk with shaven head and dressed in simple monastic robes. Bodhisattvas, on the other hand, are adorned with elaborate jewelry and a lock of long hair.
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Details
- Title: Seated Amitabha
- Date Created: 1300s
- Physical Dimensions: Overall: 33 x 21 x 19.8 cm (13 x 8 1/4 x 7 13/16 in.)
- Type: Sculpture
- Rights: CC0
- External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1995.67
- Medium: wood with lacquer and gilding
- Original Title: 아미타여래좌상 (阿彌陀如來坐像)
- Fun Fact: This Buddhist statue was donated to the museum in memory of Godfrey St. G. M. Gompertz (1904-1992), a pioneering scholar and collector of Korean art, in particular in the area of Goryeo-period celadons.
- Department: Korean Art
- Culture: Korea, Goryeo period (918-1392)
- Credit Line: The Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund and partial gift of The Honorable Joseph P. Carroll and Roberta Carroll, M.D. in memory of Godfrey St. G. M. Gompertz
- Collection: Korean Art
- Accession Number: 1995.67
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